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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Is This a Dangling Modifier?
"Through careful and ethical stewardship of our members’ resources, financial success is shared by members and the communities that we so strongly support."
Is this a dangling modifier? Are we forgetting to say "who" attained the financial success after the introductory clause? Should this read, "Through careful and ethical stewardship of our members’ resources, THE BANK'S financial success is shared by members and the communities that we so strongly support."?
Thanks so much for your help.
Tara
Is this a dangling modifier? Are we forgetting to say "who" attained the financial success after the introductory clause? Should this read, "Through careful and ethical stewardship of our members’ resources, THE BANK'S financial success is shared by members and the communities that we so strongly support."?
Thanks so much for your help.
Tara
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Hi Tara, It's sort of dangly. You can figure out what it means easily enough, but technically, the part that dangles is that it doesn't say who/what is carefully and ethically stewarding the resources. " Through careful and ethical stewardship of our members’ resources, we share our financial success with our members and the communities that we so strongly support.
- Hi Tara, It's sort of dangly.
- You can figure out what it means easily enough, but technically, the part that dangles is that it doesn't say who/what is carefully and ethically stewarding the resources.
- " Through careful and ethical stewardship of our members’ resources, we share our financial success with our members and the communities that we so strongly support.
- (I don't really like the "so strongly support" - does that refer to the communities, or to both?
- )
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Hi Tara,
It's sort of dangly. You can figure out what it means easily enough, but technically, the part that dangles is that it doesn't say who/what is carefully and ethically stewarding the resources. Becaause you say "our members' resources," you can start with "we."
Through careful and ethical stewardship of our members’ resources, financial success is shared by members and th
It's sort of dangly. You can figure out what it means easily enough, but technically, the part that dangles is that it doesn't say who/what is carefully and ethically stewarding the resources. Becaause you say "our members' resources," you can start with "we."
Through careful and ethical stewardship of our members’ resources, financial success is shared by members and th
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